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NFL compensatory picks announced: As usual, Ravens cash in

Ed Reed was part of a massive exodus from Baltimore last offseason. (Bob Levey/Getty Images)

The Baltimore Ravens traded their original 2014 fourth- and fifth-round picks to Jacksonville for OT Eugene Monroe back in October. They upgraded on those lost draft choices Monday when the NFL announced its compensatory picks for this year.

The Ravens received four extra selections: a third-rounder, two fourth-rounders and a fifth-rounder. The quartet of picks added is the most allowed under league rules, and it was a number matched this year only by the Jets, who landed a fourth- and three sixth-rounders.

No team has matched the Ravens' haul in compensatory picks since that system was put into place back in 1994. Baltimore is now up to 41 selections added in that timeframe, eight more than the next closest competitors (Dallas and Green Bay). The ability to navigate the process has been one of the ways that GM Ozzie Newsome has managed to keep his team consistently competitive in the salary-cap era, and those picks should go to good use in a draft that looks as deep as ever.